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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

USPTO Introduces Pilot Program For Expedited Review of Semiconductor Manufacturing-Related Patent Applications

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On December 1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is implementing the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program, effective immediately, to incentivize intellectual property protection for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Conducting Examinations Faster: USPTO Introduces New Pilot Program for Semiconductor Manufacturing Applications

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) initiated a program on December 1, 2023 to encourage research, development, and innovation in the semiconductor manufacturing space. The Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Provides Update on COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program

In an e-mail News Brief distributed last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reported on the participation to date in its COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program.  The pilot program, which was implemented last...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USPTO Launches COVID-19 Prioritized Patent Application Examination Pilot

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After offering to expedite review of trademark applications for COVID-19 products and services, the USPTO has now launched a prioritized examination pilot program for certain patent applications “that claim products or...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USPTO Announces a New Initiative to Expedite Examination of COVID-19 Related Patent Applications

The USPTO has authorized an initiative to prioritize examination of patent applications having COVID-19 uses that would require FDA approval. A pilot program only for small and micro entities has been implemented effective...more

Weintraub Tobin

PTO Fast Tracks COVID-19 Patent And Trademark Applications

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has established a new program for prioritized examination for patent applications for inventions related to COVID-19 and for trademark applications for marks used for certain...more

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COVID-19: Prioritized Patent Application Examination and Patents 4 Partnerships

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently launched two new initiatives to support COVID-19 innovations: 1) a COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program, and 2) Patents 4 Partnerships that provides...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Taking Advantage of the Global Supply Chain for Patent Examination

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Innovation and Traditional Patent Process - When you develop an innovation, its potential patentability is typically unknown, thus making it difficult to determine whether it is worth the significant expense involved if...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Winter 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 1: If I Prioritize Examination...

Applications under the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) prioritized examination program are given “special status” and examined out-of-turn until a final disposition is reached. This program has considerably reduced...more

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